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| life on an ocean planet: The Sea Robert Burleigh, 2003-09-01 Text and photographs of storms, ports, pollution, diving, rescues, surfing, lighthouses, tides, and many kinds of boats, plants, and animals reveal the world's oceans and the people who live on or near them. |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on an Ocean Planet , 2010 Teacher digital resource package includes 2 CD-ROMs and 1 user guide. Includes Teacher curriculum guide, PowerPoint chapter presentations, an image gallery of photographs, illustrations, customizable presentations and student materials, Exam Assessment Suite, PuzzleView for creating word puzzles, and LessonView for dynamic lesson planning. Laboratory and activity disc includes the manual in both student and teacher editions and a lab materials list. |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on an Ocean Planet Current Publishing Corp., 2006 Table of contents includes: Importance of ocean exploration -- The foundation of life in the ocean -- A water world -- The motion of the ocean -- Voyage to the bottom of the sea -- The present and future of the marine environment. |
| life on an ocean planet: Planet Ocean Patricia Newman, 2021-03-02 Books like this one help lead the way to a better climate future for all inhabitants of Mother Earth. We are all in this together! — Jeff Bridges, Academy Award winner and environmentalist A little more than 70 percent of Planet Earth is ocean. So wouldn’t a better name for our global home be Planet Ocean? You may be surprised at just how closely YOU are connected to the ocean. Regardless of where you live, every breath you take and every drop of water you drink links you to the ocean. And because of this connection, the ocean’s health affects all of us. Dive in with author Patricia Newman and photographer Annie Crawley—visit the Coral Triangle near Indonesia, the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest, and the Arctic Ocean at the top of the world. Find out about problems including climate change, ocean acidification, and plastic pollution, and meet inspiring local people who are leading the way to reverse the ways in which humans have harmed the ocean. Planet Ocean shows us how to stop thinking of ourselves as existing separate from the ocean and how to start taking better care of this precious resource. |
| life on an ocean planet: Life in the Ocean Claire A. Nivola, 2012-03-13 Sylvia Earle first lost her heart to the ocean as a young girl when she discovered the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in her backyard. As an adult, she dives even deeper. Whether she's designing submersibles, swimming with the whales, or taking deep-water walks, Sylvia Earle has dedicated her life to learning more about what she calls the blue heart of the planet. With stunningly detailed pictures of the wonders of the sea, Life in the Ocean tells the story of Sylvia's growing passion and how her ocean exploration and advocacy have made her known around the world. This picture book biography also includes an informative author's note that will motivate young environmentalists. Life in the Ocean is one of The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012 |
| life on an ocean planet: Planet Ocean Bradford Matsen, 1994 This is the paperback edition of the great pop-paleontology book with the fabulous art that inspired a show that toured the nation's natural history museums. In its own way it has inspired many people to take a new look at the fossil record and imagine creatures and things as they might have been—a blend of word and image unlike any other. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| life on an ocean planet: The Ocean of Life Callum Roberts, 2012-05-24 A Silent Spring for oceans, written by the Rachel Carson of the fish world (The New York Times) Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts—one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists—leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life. We have always been fish eaters, from the dawn of civilization, but in the last twenty years we have transformed the oceans beyond recognition. Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time. Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play. |
| life on an ocean planet: Alien Oceans Kevin Hand, 2021-09-21 Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn lurk vast oceans that may have existed for as long as Earth, and together may contain more than fifty times its total volume of liquid water. Could there be organisms living in their depths? Alien Oceans reveals the science behind the thrilling quest to find out. Kevin Peter Hand is one of today's leading NASA scientists, and his pioneering research has taken him on expeditions around the world. In this captivating account of scientific discovery, he brings together insights from planetary science, biology, and the adventures of scientists like himself to explain how we know that oceans exist within moons of the outer solar system, like Europa, Titan, and Enceladus. He shows how the exploration of Earth's oceans is informing our understanding of the potential habitability of these icy moons, and draws lessons from what we have learned about the origins of life on our own planet to consider how life could arise on these distant worlds. Alien Oceans describes what lies ahead in our search for life in our solar system and beyond, setting the stage for the transformative discoveries that may await us. |
| life on an ocean planet: A Life on Our Planet Sir David Attenborough, 2020-10-06 *Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science & Technology Book of the Year* In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. See the world. Then make it better. I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day -- the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity. I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake -- and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. All we need is the will to do so. |
| life on an ocean planet: Ocean Planet Ben Rothery, 2021-10-05 Ocean Planet is the stunning new book from natural-history illustrator Ben Rothery - and offers a rich exploration of the creatures from the coastal and offshore waters of the world - from penguins, seagulls, polar bears and seahorses, to plankton, sharks |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on a Young Planet Andrew H. Knoll, 2003 Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. |
| life on an ocean planet: Ocean Worlds J. A. Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, 2014 In this book, geologists Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams consider the deep history of oceans, how and when they may have formed on the young Earth - topics of intense current research - how they became salty, and how they evolved through Earth history. |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on the Rocks Juli Berwald, 2023-04-04 FINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND BOOKLIST The story of the urgent fight to save coral reefs, and why it matters to us all Coral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: extraordinarily diverse, deeply interconnected, and full of wonders. When they’re thriving, these fairy gardens hidden beneath the ocean’s surface burst with color and life. They sustain bountiful ecosystems and protect vulnerable coasts. Corals themselves are evolutionary marvels that build elaborate limestone formations from their collective skeletons, broker symbiotic relationships with algae, and manufacture their own fluorescent sunblock. But corals across the planet are in the middle of an unprecedented die-off, beset by warming oceans, pollution, damage by humans, and a devastating pandemic. Juli Berwald fell in love with coral reefs as a marine biology student, entranced by their beauty and complexity. Alarmed by their peril, she traveled the world to discover how to prevent their loss. She met scientists and activists operating in emergency mode, doing everything they can think of to prevent coral reefs from disappearing forever. She was so amazed by the ingenuity of these last-ditch efforts that she joined in rescue missions, unexpected partnerships, and risky experiments, and helped rebuild reefs with rebar and zip ties. Life on the Rocks is an inspiring, lucid, meditative ode to the reefs and the undaunted scientists working to save them against almost impossible odds. As she also attempts to help her daughter in her struggle with mental illness, Berwald explores what it means to keep fighting a battle whose outcome is uncertain. She contemplates the inevitable grief of climate change and the beauty of small victories. |
| life on an ocean planet: The World is Blue Sylvia A. Earle, 2009 ... [L]egendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how the past 50 years of destructive--and ever accelerating--oceanic change threaten the very existence of life on Earth. -- back cover. |
| life on an ocean planet: Ocean Planet Peter Benchley, 1995 Ocean planet is an anthology of powerful writings and photographs which show some of the ways that oceans have influenced and shaped our lives and inspires us to preserve them. |
| life on an ocean planet: Blue Planet, Blue God Meric Srokosz, Rebecca Watson, 2017-11-30 The ocean dominates the surface of the earth and is in the pages of the Bible too. The Bible offers a view of the sea and the life it supports which affirms its intrinsic value to God as a good, and indeed essential, part of creation. At the same time, it also speaks perceptively of the sea’s vulnerability to damage and change. The Bible’s focus on the sea raises questions about economics and the interconnectedness of communities, whilst further references to the sea raise questions about our human-centredness and spirituality, and about our fear of chaos and disaster. In a unique collaborative project, the oceanographer Meric Srokosz and the biblical scholar Rebecca Watson not only offer environmental insights on the sea, but also connect the ocean with other key issues of broader concern—spirituality, economics, chaos, and our place in the world. Each chapter concludes with ideas for discussion and reflection, and for suggested actions in the light of the issues raised. The book will present a fresh new lens through which to view the Bible and as such inform biblical scholars, students, and preachers alike. Table of Contents: 1. The Sea and Salvation 2. The Sea and Spirituality 3. The God of the Sea and All that Fills It 4. Human Creatures and the Life of the Sea 5. The Sacred Sea 6. Coping with Chaos and Uncertainty: The ‘Chaotic’ Sea 7. The Vast, Vulnerable Sea: A Spacious Sea? 8. Economics, Hubris and Human Community: Travel and Trade on the Sea 9. Blue Planet, Blue God |
| life on an ocean planet: Planet Ocean Sara Holden, 2007 Co-published by Greenpeace. Through stunning photographs, taken on a 16-month Defending Our Oceans expedition, Greenpeace reveals wonderful sights that few people have seen, and also some that certain people would like us not to see. Despite the vastness of the oceans we now know that they are in crisis, struggling to absorb the impact of our destructive ways. This is the story of our oceans - their extraordinary beauty and diversity of life - and the equally astounding ways in which they are exploited. Photographs by Daniel Beltra. |
| life on an ocean planet: Oceana Ted Danson, Michael D'Orso, 2011-03-15 Most people know Ted Danson as the affable bartender Sam Malone in the long-running television series Cheers. But fewer realize that over the course of the past two and a half decades, Danson has tirelessly devoted himself to the cause of heading off a looming global catastrophe—the massive destruction of our planet's oceanic biosystems and the complete collapse of the world's major commercial fisheries. In Oceana, Danson details his journey from joining a modest local protest in the mid-1980s to oppose offshore oil drilling near his Southern California neighborhood to his current status as one of the world's most influential oceanic environmental activists, testifying before congressional committees in Washington, D.C.; addressing the World Trade Organization in Zurich, Switzerland; and helping found Oceana, the largest organization in the world focused solely on ocean conservation. In his incisive, conversational voice, Danson describes what has happened to our oceans in just the past half-century, ranging from the ravages of overfishing and habitat destruction to the devastating effects of ocean acidification and the wasteful horrors of fish farms. Danson also shares the stage of Oceana with some of the world's most respected authorities in the fields of marine science, commercial fishing, and environmental law, as well as with other influential activists. Combining vivid, personal prose with an array of stunning graphics, charts, and photographs, Ocean powerfully illustrates the impending crises and offers solutions that may allow us to avert them, showing you the specific courses of action you can take to become active, responsible stewards of our planet's most precious resource—its oceans. |
| life on an ocean planet: Sea Sick Alanna Mitchell, 2011-05-18 All life — whether on land or in the sea — depends on the oceans for two things: • Oxygen. Most of Earth’s oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in the sea. These humble, one-celled organisms, rather than the spectacular rain forests, are the true lungs of the planet. • Climate control. Our climate is regulated by the ocean’s currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. Sea Sick is the first book to examine the current state of the world’s oceans — the great unexamined ecological crisis of the planet — and the fact that we are altering everything about them; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, of course, the life within them. Alanna Mitchell joins the crews of leading scientists in nine of the global ocean’s hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around the world. Whether it’s the impact of coral reef bleaching, the puzzle of the oxygen-less dead zones such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico, or the shocking implications of the changing Ph balance of the sea, Mitchell explains the science behind the story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account. |
| life on an ocean planet: National Geographic Ocean Sylvia Earle, 2021 A summary by famed marine biologist Sylvia Earle of the latest insights about the present state of the ocean and a look at how its future and that of humankind are inextricably bound-- |
| life on an ocean planet: Planet Ocean Laurent Ballesta, Pierre Descamp, 2007 Spanning the vast range of Earths marine environments, this collection reveals hidden landscapes of unsurpassed beauty and awe. With engaging text and more than 400 photographs presented in a stunning oversize format, Ballesta and Descamp lead readers on a compelling voyage of discovery. |
| life on an ocean planet: The Ocean Is Alive Glenn Edney, 2016-04-11 The Ocean covers over 70 percent of our planet's surface and accounts for 97-99 percent of the liveable biosphere. She is the cradle of our existence and the heart of our blue home, a vast, living and breathing superorganism. The Ocean Is Alive is first and foremost a celebration of the Ocean in all her living splendour. It takes the reader on a fascinating and informative voyage of discovery into the blue heart our planet, from the Ocean's formation more than four billion years ago and the emergence of life deep below her surface, to the incredible diversity and exuberance we know today. But much more than this, it is a journey of discovery into Ocean consciousness: through the evolution of the senses, the emergence of sentient behaviour, and finally an intriguing exploration of what the author calls 'Ocean Mind'. In telling the Ocean's story Glenn Edney draws on his thirty years experience as an Ocean ecologist, underwater naturalist and professional diver to take us beyond the science and into the depths of what it is like to be an Ocean being. Using a combination of personal experience, stories and insights from others, along with guided visualizations, the author weaves a highly readable and thought provoking tale of an Ocean alive to itself, and alive to anyone willing to 'take the plunge'. But no contemporary story of the Ocean would be complete without investigating the current threats to the Ocean's wellbeing. In addressing these issues the author presents a compelling case for recognition of the Ocean as a living being with intrinsic value far beyond the benefits she provides humanity, and offers a new vision for our relationship with the living Ocean. |
| life on an ocean planet: Into the Deep Christy Peterson, 2020-04-07 Containing 97 percent of Earth's water supply, the ocean plays a huge role in regulating global temperatures, supporting plant and animal life, and contributing to the livelihoods of millions of people. But in spite of all this, the ocean remains drastically unexplored, and the details of its impact on human lives aren't fully understood. Scientists from around the world are realizing that to address issues plaguing the ocean, such as dead zones, coral bleaching, and climate change, we need to better understand this incredible, unique feature of our planet. With a range of impressive, cutting-edge technologies at their disposal, oceanographers have set out to measure, sample, and analyze at every turn. Every day, mysteries about the ocean are being solved, and every day, new questions come to light. The more scientists learn, the better they are able to answer these new questions. What lies in the deep? And who is at the forefront of these exciting discoveries? The scientists and research included in this book shed light on the most pressing issues currently facing oceanographers and point us in the right direction to solving these challenges. |
| life on an ocean planet: A Door Into Ocean Joan Slonczewski, 2000-10-13 Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests. A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis--there are no males--and tells of the conflicts that erupt when a neighboring civilization decides to develop their ocean world, and send in an army. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. |
| life on an ocean planet: An Introduction to the World's Oceans Keith A. Sverdrup, 2008 An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Ninth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth. |
| life on an ocean planet: Future Sea Deborah Rowan Wright, 2020-10-27 A counterintuitive and compelling argument that existing laws already protect the entirety of our oceans—and a call to understand and enforce those protections. The world’s oceans face multiple threats: the effects of climate change, pollution, overfishing, plastic waste, and more. Confronted with the immensity of these challenges and of the oceans themselves, we might wonder what more can be done to stop their decline and better protect the sea and marine life. Such widespread environmental threats call for a simple but significant shift in reasoning to bring about long-overdue, elemental change in the way we use ocean resources. In Future Sea, ocean advocate and marine-policy researcher Deborah Rowan Wright provides the tools for that shift. Questioning the underlying philosophy of established ocean conservation approaches, Rowan Wright lays out a radical alternative: a bold and far-reaching strategy of 100 percent ocean protection that would put an end to destructive industrial activities, better safeguard marine biodiversity, and enable ocean wildlife to return and thrive along coasts and in seas around the globe. Future Sea is essentially concerned with the solutions and not the problems. Rowan Wright shines a light on existing international laws intended to keep marine environments safe that could underpin this new strategy. She gathers inspiring stories of communities and countries using ocean resources wisely, as well as of successful conservation projects, to build up a cautiously optimistic picture of the future for our oceans—counteracting all-too-prevalent reports of doom and gloom. A passionate, sweeping, and personal account, Future Sea not only argues for systemic change in how we manage what we do in the sea but also describes steps that anyone, from children to political leaders (or indeed, any reader of the book), can take toward safeguarding the oceans and their extraordinary wildlife. |
| life on an ocean planet: Together We Can Turn Tides Jeroen Van de Waal, 2017-08-03 The oceans, and all that lives in them, are the most precious ecosystems we have on the planet. They maintain the essential balance to keep the planet going and to make life on Earth possible. This book presents the current state of the oceans and highlights the mass destruction that is taking place. |
| life on an ocean planet: Ocean! Waves for All Stacy McAnulty, 2020-05-05 From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Ocean! Waves for All is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the ocean, told from the perspective of the ocean itself. Dude. Ocean is incredible. Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, Southern—it's all excellent Ocean! Not part of any nation, his waves are for all. And under those waves, man, he holds so many secrets. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Ocean in this next autobiography in the Our Universe series. Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully brought to life by David Litchfield, this is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years; Sun! One in a Billion; and Moon! Earth's Best Friend. |
| life on an ocean planet: The Marine World Frances Dipper, 2016-04-29 The marine world is an immense, three-dimensional living space inhabited by marine life that varies from the mundane to the bizarre. Its salty influence extends up river estuaries, over seashores and inland with brine-laden spray. The Marine World covers all those organisms that live in, on and around the ocean bringing together in a single text everything from the miniscule to the immense. With chapters on marine bacteria, plants, fungi and protozoa, as well as all the major groups of marine invertebrates, plus fish, reptiles, mammals and birds, it provides an insight into the existence and way of life of almost everything living in the ocean. Each animal or plant is found in its own particular place and The Marine World encompasses principal ocean habitats and ecosystems including open water, seashores, deep sea, coral reefs and many more. Written with clear, accessible text and illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed drawings, The Marine World provides in depth information to provide answers for each group on 'what?' 'where?' and 'how?', via sections on identification, distribution, structure, biology, classification and conservation. |
| life on an ocean planet: What Can Live in the Ocean? Sheila Anderson, 2017-08-01 Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Discover how adaptations make the ocean a perfect habitat for whales, lobsters, sea horses, and many, many more animals. |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on Earth: Planet Earth Heather Alexander, 2019-08-06 Why do volcanoes erupt? Where is the tallest mountain? How does the weather work? Find out in this interactive book with 100 questions and answers, and 70 lift-the-flaps to explore. Lift the flaps to discover Planet Earth's place in space, look at the seven continents, learn about earth's magnetic field, find out about the water cycle, see the world's amazing habitats, and take a closer look at hurricanes, floods and avalanches. |
| life on an ocean planet: Pristine Seas Enric Sala, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2015 National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala takes readers on an unforgettable journey to 10 places where the ocean is virtually untouched by man, offering a fascinating glimpse into our past and an inspiring vision for the future. From the shark-rich waters surrounding Coco Island, Costa Rica, to the iceberg-studded sea off Franz Josef Land, Russia, this incredible photographic collection showcases the thriving marine ecosystems that Sala is working to protect. Offering a rare glimpse into the world's underwater Edens, more than 200 images take you to the frontier of the Pristine Seas expeditions, where Sala's teams explore the breathtaking wildlife and habitats from the depths to the surface--thriving ecosystems with healthy corals and a kaleidoscopic variety of colorful fish and stunning creatures that have been protected from human interference. With this dazzling array of photographs that capture the beauty of the water and the incredible wildlife within it, this book shows us the brilliance of the sea in its natural state.-- |
| life on an ocean planet: Life on Mars Jon Agee, 2017-02-28 In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid—but not so clever—space explorer is certain he’s found the only living thing on Mars A young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission, determined to prove the naysayers wrong. But when he arrives, equipped with a package of cupcakes as a gift, he sees nothing but a nearly barren planet. Finally, he spies a single flower and packs it away to take back to Earth as proof that there is indeed life on Mars. But as he settles in for the journey home, he cracks open his cupcakes—only to discover that someone has eaten them all! Readers will love being in on the secret: Unbeknownst to the explorer, a Martian has been wandering through the illustrations the whole time—and he got himself a delicious snack along the way. |
| life on an ocean planet: Atlas of Oceans John Farndon, 2020-04-28 Beautifully illustrated, packed with maps and diagrams, and containing up-to-date data on the status of endangered marine species, Atlas of Oceans is a celebration of Earth's vibrant and awe-inspiring oceans and seas and an urgent call to action to protect one of our planet's most vital resources. A tragedy is playing out beneath the surface of the world's bodies of marine waters, one that began long before the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although many books have explored the environmental problems being faced on land, Atlas of Oceans is the first one for a general audience that examines how creatures of the marine environment are, if anything, more vulnerable than their land-based counterparts. Fully illustrated with stunning photography of the most interesting aquatic areas, including: â??Ocean currents and climate Changing shorelines Tropical and polar waters Layers in the ocean Black and Caspian Sea Wildlife and habitat focuses And many more! You will be introduced to the dazzling diversity of creatures that inhabit the oceans and seas, and to the nature of the problems they face. Special features focus on the threats to particular animals, plants, and habitats, as well as on specific issues like over-fishing, global warming, and pollution. The book also includes success stories, recommendations for what can be done to preserve ocean ecosystems, and a complete rundown of the most endangered species of marine life. Explore Earth's oceans and discover all that there is to preserve in Atlas of Oceans. |
| life on an ocean planet: How the Ocean Works Mark Denny, 2012-01-02 The world's oceans account for roughly 71 percent of the planet's surface and 99 percent of its livable volume. Any study of this huge habitat requires a solid foundation in the principles that underlie marine biology and physical and chemical oceanography, yet until now undergraduate textbooks have largely presented compilations of facts rather than explanations of principles. How the Ocean Works fills this gap, providing a concise and accessible college-level introduction to marine science that is also ideal for general readers. How are winds and currents driven? What is the dilemma of the two-layered ocean? Mark Denny explains key concepts like these in rich and fascinating detail. He explores early scientific knowledge of oceans, photosynthesis, trophic interactions and energy flow, and the impacts of human activities on marine and atmospheric systems. Focusing each chapter on a major topic and carefully explaining the principles and theory involved, Denny gives readers the conceptual building blocks needed to develop a coherent picture of the living ocean. How the Ocean Works is an indispensable resource that teaches readers how to think about the ocean--its biology, mechanics, and conservation. Provides a concise, up-to-date introduction to marine science Develops the conceptual basis needed to understand how the ocean works Explains fundamental principles and theory Includes color illustrations and informative diagrams Serves as a college textbook and a reference for general readers Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. |
| life on an ocean planet: Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Edward O. Wilson, 2016-03-07 An audacious and concrete proposal…Half-Earth completes the 86-year-old Wilson’s valedictory trilogy on the human animal and our place on the planet. —Jedediah Purdy, New Republic In his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. In this visionary blueprint for saving the planet (Stephen Greenblatt), Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature. Identifying actual regions of the planet that can still be reclaimed—such as the California redwood forest, the Amazon River basin, and grasslands of the Serengeti, among others—Wilson puts aside the prevailing pessimism of our times and speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all (Oliver Sacks). |
| life on an ocean planet: The Little Prince Antoine de Saint−Exupery, 2021-08-31 The Little Prince and nbsp;(French: and nbsp;Le Petit Prince) is a and nbsp;novella and nbsp;by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator and nbsp;Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by and nbsp;Reynal and amp; Hitchcock and nbsp;in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the and nbsp;liberation of France and nbsp;as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the and nbsp;Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince and nbsp;became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the and nbsp;best-selling and nbsp;and and nbsp;most translated books and nbsp;ever published. and nbsp;It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects. and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera. |
| life on an ocean planet: Voices in the Ocean Susan Casey, 2015-08-04 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet. “Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as “Dolphinville,” where the animals are seen as the key to spiritual enlightenment, to the dark side of the human-cetacean relationship at marine parks and dolphin-hunting grounds in Japan and the Solomon Islands, to the island of Crete, where the Minoan civilization lived in harmony with dolphins, providing a millennia-old example of a more enlightened coexistence with the natural world. Along the way, Casey recounts the history of dolphin research and introduces us to the leading marine scientists and activists who have made it their life’s work to increase humans’ understanding and appreciation of the wonder of dolphins. |
| life on an ocean planet: The Future Earth Eric Holthaus, 2020-06-30 The first hopeful book about climate change, The Future Earth shows readers how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. The basics of climate science are easy. We know it is entirely human-caused. Which means its solutions will be similarly human-led. In The Future Earth, leading climate change advocate and weather-related journalist Eric Holthaus (“the Rebel Nerd of Meteorology”—Rolling Stone) offers a radical vision of our future, specifically how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. Anchored by world-class reporting, interviews with futurists, climatologists, biologists, economists, and climate change activists, it shows what the world could look like if we implemented radical solutions on the scale of the crises we face. What could happen if we reduced carbon emissions by 50 percent in the next decade? What could living in a city look like in 2030? How could the world operate in 2040, if the proposed Green New Deal created a 100 percent net carbon-free economy in the United States? This is the book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the current state of our environment. Hopeful and prophetic, The Future Earth invites us to imagine how we can reverse the effects of climate change in our own lifetime and encourages us to enter a deeper relationship with the earth as conscientious stewards and to re-affirm our commitment to one another in our shared humanity. |
| life on an ocean planet: The Ocean Miranda Krestovnikoff, Jill Calder, 2020 Oceans cover more than 70% of the world--and so much science is lurking underneath that water's surface. This survey-style book explores an incredible collection of narratives, featuring fascinating facts and stories about the world's deepest seas and oceans. This is an eye-catching, comprehensive look at the creatures and plants that populate these waters and the people who have explored it, as well as a critical look at what is at stake now in protecting it. Featuring an eclectic mix of layout styles with incredible artwork throughout, this is a book that will amaze children and families alike with fantastic facts on the astounding seas and oceans that cover our planet-- |
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Ocean Literacy - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earth has one big ocean with many features. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. The ocean is largely …
An ancient 'Great Leap Forward' for life in the open ocean
An ancient 'Great Leap Forward' for life in the open ocean February 27 2014 ... microorganisms have contributed to make our planet habitable." 2/3. Provided by University of Bristol
Eight urgent fundamental and simultaneous steps needed to restore ocean …
1. The ocean crisis is urgent and central to human well-being and life on Earth; past and current activities are damaging the planet’s main life support system for future generations. We are …
Sustainable ocean - Allianz.com
30 Jul 2024 · ocean pollution and overfishing, being part of the transformative change and helping to breathe new life into our precious marine ecosystems. In the fight for ocean conservation, …
SUSTAInAbILITy A New Deal with our Ocean Planet - ICSF
from it—ocean citizens—and all the others—ocean supporters—must collaborate to ensure ocean health and ocean access. The above are the key messages contained in a recent paper titled …
The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet 11 - ResearchGate
394. 2 nI troduction. People across the world have diverse economic, sociolegal, institutional, social and cultural relationships with the ocean—both its littoral zones and the open sea spaces
Plankton Planet: A frugal, cooperative measure of aquatic life at …
of plankton life The ocean contains 97% of all water on our planet. In every liter of seawater there are between 10 and 100 billion, mostly invisible planktonic life forms. These form a continuous …
PERPETUAL PLANET: HEROES OF THE OCEANS - Rolex
PERPETUAL PLANET: HEROES OF THE OCEANS A BBC Studios’ Science Unit production for Rolex 01/03 Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the oceans ABOUT THE HEROES ABOUT THE …
How to make an ocean planet habitable - jpgu.org
stars. These exoplanets could have water on the surface—they are called “ocean planets.” Even though we have found many ocean planets, however, we do not know whether they are really …
MODULE #1: The Oceans of Our Planet - Home Science Tools
all the areas of general biology are covered in the study of marine life. We will learn about the basic chemistry of living things, marine plants and animals, their behavior, and how oceans …
Our ocean, our future, our responsibility - Sustainable Development
3. We recognize that the ocean is fundamental to life on our planet and to our future. The ocean is an important source of the planet's biodiversity and plays a vital role in the climate system and …
THE OCEANS AND PLASTICS POLLUTION - WWF
In the total darkness of the ocean floor are volcanic vents – the first of which wasn’t discovered until 1977. Most of us never venture far beyond the coastal waters, yet the oceans help to …
The Hycean Paradigm in the Search for Life Elsewhere - arXiv.org
surface conditions on the planet, along with the possibility of a habitable ocean underneath the atmosphere. We discuss new observational and theoretical developments in this emerging …
Protecting Ocean Life on the High Seas - pewtrusts.org
Once thought to be largely barren with limited life, the high seas are now known to be among the largest . reservoirs of biodiversity on the planet. Many marine species, such as whales, tuna, …
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts
FC c. The ocean provided and continues to provide water, oxygen, and nutrients, and moderates the climate needed for life to exist on Earth (Essential Principles 1, 3, and 5). EP 5. The ocean …
30X30 A BLUEPRINT FOR OCEAN PROTECTION - Greenpeace
space on the planet including land and sea. These huge spaces are home to a complex marine world, with richness and diversity of life to rival coastal waters and land. → High seas marine …
Factsheet: Why Do We Explore the Deep Ocean? - NOAA Ocean …
Why Do We Explore the Deep Ocean? Despite the fact that the ocean covers approximately 70% of Earth’s surface and . plays a critical role in supporting life on our planet, our understanding …
The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences K-12 - Aquarium of the …
a Ocean life ranges in size from the smallest virus to the largest animal that has lived on Earth, the blue whale. b Most life in the ocean exists as microbes. Microbes are the most important …
Ocean Literacy - SEAFDEC
he ocean covers most of our planet, is the source of most life on Earth, regulates our weather and climate, provides most of our oxygen, and feeds much of the human population. After decades …
Subsurface Science and Search for Life in Ocean Worlds
Subsurface Science and Search for Life in Ocean Worlds (SSSLOW) concept payload. We discuss scientific goals across three complementary categories: (1) search for life, (2) assess …
Standards-aligned curriculum guide for Planet Ocean A standards …
2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth. 3. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. 4. The ocean made Earth habitable. 5. The ocean supports a great …
How to make an ocean planet habitable - jpgu.org
stars. These exoplanets could have water on the surface—they are called “ocean planets.” Even though we have found many ocean planets, however, we do not know whether they are really …
New Life for the Ocean - SPREP
4 New Life for the Ocean Executive summary T he ocean drives the processes that make our planet capable of supporting life, and contains some of the world’s most complex and diverse …
Schools Connect - British Council
face with plastics in the ocean • learn some facts about the dangers posed to marine life by plastic pollution. STEP 1: 1 Introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (www.globalgoals.org) and …
Imagining Life Activity - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Life on Earth comes in an amazing variety of forms. Scientists study life on Earth to understand the conditions that support life, and to predict what kinds of life might be found beyond our …
How can a healthy ocean improve human health and enhance …
How can a healthy ocean improve human health and enhance wellbeing on a rapidly changing planet? | 3 Executive summary Prior Ocean Panel Blue Papers have explored such topics as …
Self-oxidation of the atmospheres of rocky planets - arXiv.org
18 Sep 2024 · volatile-free magma ocean, as was likely the case for Mercury. Mercury’s mantle indeed has a very low fraction of oxidized iron (Vander Kaaden & McCubbin 2015), in …
38 OCEAN PLAN - Northeast Ocean Data
38 NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN MARINE LIFE & HABITAT The diversity and richness of the marine life and habitats of the Northeast are a testament to one of the most productive marine …
Ocean Planet - Smithsonian Education
ocean planet. Very little was known about the ocean until late in the nineteenth century, although nearly three-quarters of the planet is covered by ocean or seawater. Myths and …
‘Our Planet, Our Future’ Statement Signed by 126 Nobel Laureates ...
3 Jun 2021 · The future of all life on this planet, humans and our societies included, requires us to become effective stewards of the global commons — the climate, ice, land, ocean, freshwater, …
Life and the Chemical Ocean Tutorial Script - fog.ccsf.edu
Almost all organisms on planet Earth require oxygen to survive. Whether on land or in the oceans, through lungs, gills, or other processes, the primary mechanism for getting that oxygen into …
OUR OCEANS FACTSHEET - Amazon Web Services
Ocean life Life began in the ocean, and it continues to be home to the majority of Earth’s plants and animals. These range in size from minuscule single-celled organisms all the way to the …
THE OCEANS AND PLASTICS POLLUTION - WWF
In the total darkness of the ocean floor are volcanic vents – the first of which wasn’t discovered until 1977. Most of us never venture far beyond the coastal waters, yet the oceans help to …
Observing Isotopologue Bands in Terrestrial Exoplanet …
characterize their atmospheric composition and search for signs of habitability or life. These planets may undergo significant atmospheric and ocean loss due to the superluminous pre …
Ocean Literacy - .NET Framework
Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences Earth has one big ocean with many features. The ocean and life in the ocean shape …
Ocean Literacy - .NET Framework
Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences The Earth has one big ocean with many features. The ocean and life in the ocean …
Life in the Arctic Ocean - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
tic Ocean is one of the most inaccessible and yet beautiful environments on Earth. Life here endures some of the greatest ex-tremes in light and temperature known to our planet. Yet …
A sustainable blue planet The international ocean governance …
A sustainable blue planet – The inter-national ocean governance agenda . This Briefing provides a prelegislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local - ... Oceans are an …
our ocean - UNSD
The ocean absorbs around 1/4 of global annual CO₂ emissions Increasing acidification is threatening marine life and limiting the ocean’s capacity to moderate climate change the …
The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences K-12 - Center for …
a Ocean life ranges in size from the smallest virus to the largest animal that has lived on Earth, the blue whale. b Most life in the ocean exists as microbes. Microbes are the most important …
A dynamic planet - Nature
Life on Earth is shielded by the planet’s stable magnetic field. This field arises from convection driven by compositional gradients in Earth’s liquid outer core during crystallization of ...
Ocean governance and blue growth - European Parliament
Ocean governance and blue growth . Challenges, opportunities and policy responses . SUMMARY . Oceans cover more than two thirds of the earth and are a vital element of life on …
The risks and impacts of deep-seabed mining to marine ecosystems
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THE PLANKTON MANIFESTO
Terraformed the planet Since the onset of life on Earth, the biological activity of plankton has transformed the atmosphere, oceans, and lithosphere of the planet, and plankton remain key …
VENICE DECLARATION FOR OCEAN LITERACY IN ACTION
The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet, producing more than half of the oxygen on planet Earth, regulating our weather and climate and underpinning the water cycle which makes life on land …
NOAA Ocean Exploration Strategic Plan FY23-27
ocean, particularly the deep-sea environment, we are strengthening the economy, the health, and the security of our nation and the world. FY23 – 27. STRATEGIC PLAN. 4. WHY: …
Ocean Literacy - Squarespace
Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences Earth has one big ocean with many features. The ocean and life in the ocean shape …
